Mansukhbhai Vasava
MANSUKHBHAI VASAVA is the only independent Scheduled Tribe member of parliament in Lok Sabha. He represents the Bharuch parliamentary constituency,…
Shibu Soren
SHIBU 'GURUJI' SOREN of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has been a prominent figure in the struggle for Jharkhand and is equally well-known for the …
Yamuna Singh
YAMUNA SINGH, Jharkhand's minister of environment and forest since the state's creation, is from the Kharwar tribe. Down To Earth spoke to him …
"Police firing will keep happening"
BABULAL MARANDI was the Union minister of state for environment when he took over as the chief minister of Jharkhand in 2000. In March 2003, he …
"I will get the Koel-Karo project reviewed"
ARJUN MUNDA, the newly sworn in chief minister of Jharkhand, spoke to Down To Earth the day he announced his cabinet
Shut and dried
Why has private participation in the urban water sector failed to take off?
Tussle over land
Land acquisition Bill should take into account demands of those dependant on natural resources
Sponge iron’s dirty growth
In the years to come, India's expanding steel production will be largely driven by sponge iron. But its manufacturing process, based on coal, is …
Wars over water
Two-thirds of the world’s water-related conflicts since 1990 were witnessed in the past decade
Redefining gender issues and conservation
Women farmers in Uttarakhand are bearing the brunt of the monkey menace
Conflicts, climate make 2 more nations need food aid
An FAO report says Cabo Verde and Senegal have been added to a list of 39 countries that need external food assistance owing to poor cropping …
Human-bear conflict in Kashmir can be solved
Though human-bear conflict in the Kashmir Valley has shown a sharp increase in the last one-and-a-half decade, it can be solved by proper strategy
Zimbabwe's cheetah population declines by 85%
Historically, Zimbabwe and other regions in Africa have inhabited large cheetah populations
Climate change threatens US military capabilities, say experts
Militaries around the world have started acknowledging the security risks posed by climate change
Conflicts over water
Four of the 10 drought-hit states in the country face chronic conflicts because of poor water management and diversion of water to urban areas
Food gap widens in South Sudan, say UN agencies
2016 cereal deficit about 53 per cent higher than last year; food prices rise as markets collapse
From protests to where in 2012?
Land is more than just that
Village refuses to part with forest
People near Chennai plan protest against industrial estate
Nobody's waste
Kerala's capital wants a solid waste treatment plant in a nearby village. This has created a rural-urban conflict
Chipping away
Time was, when the Saranda forest cover was so dense that even the sun's rays couldn't penetrate it. Ironically, denudation has driven the region …
Investment trick
How ecologically damaging projects are perpetuating a fallacy
The paddy compulsion
War continues between Karnataka, Tamil Nadu farmers over Cauvery water for cultivation
Bias is in the law
Revived acquisition and rehabilitation bills offer little relief
Crime and pollution